Garment



March 19, 1935. e. K. MANUS GARMENT Filed. Feb. 16, 1954 FIG. 7

FIG. 6

INVENTOR. GEO. K. MANUS v Patented Mar. 19, 1935 t i UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE GARMENT, George K. Manus, hos Angeles. Calif. ApplicationFebruary 16, 1934, Serial DEA-711,536

4 Claims. (01. 2 93)? Broadly considered this invention pertains todicate the manner in .whichthey join; Fig. 5 wearing apparel r r v is aback view of the garment indicating the An object of the invention is toprovide, in manner in which the parts seen'in the view are combinationwith other improved features, a assembled; Fig. 6 shows the garmentadapted to 5 coat-which will ventilate the skin of the wearer a broadshoulderedmamand Fig. '7 is a view-of 5 {in an emcient mannergyetwithoutany injurious the coat shown inFig. 6 adapted to a'man ofdirect-exposure of the surface of the body to more slender build. theexternal atmosphere. i Referring in detail to thefdrawinggthe invenrAnother object of the invention is to provide tion'is shown asincorporated into a coat struclo a garment of the above stated characterwhich turehaving'r'ight and left back side portions-7 10 will adjustitself to individuals whosebodies and 8 which have between them arecessfor differ considerably in size, and which will, there space 9.This cut-away portion tapers" from fore, enable the clothier to reducethe number above downwardly, ei d s ab triangular, of sizes necessarilycarried in stock to fit allsizes and it extends from the edge of theneck portion of customers. This feature of the invention also of thecoat down to app ox at y e Waist 15' possesses the advantage of makingit less needline. 7 7

fulto alter the cut of the garment to secure a As a means for coveringthe underclothing of fit thereof upon individuals having inequalitiesthe wearer beneath said cut-away part or space 1 e of physicaldevelopment. It also makes the arthe g is furnishd with aback p ticleparticularly useful as a 'childs garment, which, also diminishes inwidth from above 29 since it prolongs the period thruout which it candownwardly, but which is of sufiicient length be worn by a child beforebeing outgrown. Furand breadth not only to cover the's'paoe 9 butthermore, this capacity of the garment for'conalso to overlie toaconsiderable extent the -porforming itself to difierently shaped bodiesalso tions of the main garment adjacent to said E makes it morecomfortable to the wearer,parspace 9.-

ticularly during active muscular exercises, as for The wide upper end offiaplo is'at each side example in physical culture and athletic contestsa t ed a n the Shoulder SBamStO b y wherein the musculature of'the bodyundergoes portion of the garment. Along the greater exrapid-changes inits external contour. tent of both of its side edge portions, saidfiap30 *Both men and women who have a taste for 10 is'in-a'nentirelydetachedrelation to the un 30 out'eof-door sports will find-this garmentcomderlying portions of the' main garment. lThis fortable, durable, andsatisfactory. arrangement is provided in order thatthe indi- -Thedurability of the garment isincreased by rect body ventilation,freedomof movement; and reason of the fact thatit is constructed in suchother improved features of the invention be at-- a manner asto conform,without much strain tained. P r 1 1 I r between its various parts, tothe various chang- As .shown' in Fig- 4- Said Ov yi fi p 0 ing posturesof the body of the wearer, even s preferably formed in two identical appox when he or she is participating in the vigorous mately triangularhalves 10a and 101), which are exercises above alluded to. sewedtogether along the edge 100 which is in- 40 While the invention has beenillustrated as termediate theother two sides of the triangle.

embodied in a mans coat, yet it isto be under- The overlaps 15 and 16between the side porstood that its usefulness is not limited to suchtions of the flap 10 and the underlying margins a garment, but thatother clothing, coming withof the main portion of the garment aresufficient in the scope of the appended claims may be to insure that thegarment will at all times form fabricated according to the principles ofthe a complete covering for the skin and undergar- 45 invention. ment ofthe trunk of the body of the wearer, even Referring to the accompanyingdrawing, which tho the width of each of theseoverlaps may varyillustrates what is at present deemed to be a preconsiderably during theperformance of any exferred embodiment of the invention, ercise whichgreatly varies the posture of the Fig. 1 is a front view of the completegarment; body of the wearer. The same garment will also 50 Fig. 2 is aback View thereof; Fig. 3 is a transadapt itself to considerabledifferences in size verse section on line 3--3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is aand build of body, as contrastively illustrated in view of the patternscomposingthe left and Figs. 6 and 7. In these views two garments ofright hand halves of the V-back; these two the same size are shown, thegarment of Fig. 6 halves being shown adjacent to each other to inbeingfitted to a broadly built man and that of 55 Fig. 7 being worn by a manof more slight build.

Owing to the fact that the cut away space is triangular and tapersdownwardly to an apex which is located nearer the waist line, the flap10 may be made narrow at its lower end, and may even be tapered tosubstantially a point, as shown, thus economizing material. Thisconstruction takes advantage of the fact twisting movements of thewearers body will displace the triangular flap 10 the least nearthewaist line.

Referring to certain details of construction, as shown in Fig. 5, at itsinner side the left coat back section 8 is notched at 80: and the partl-' 7 of the fabric below the notch is folded inwardly to an extentsubstantially equal to the depth'of i said notch as best shown insection in Fig. 3, it-

p The lower portion of the flap 1 0 is stitched to the inner side of thebelt at 18. For a short distance above the belt said flap is providedonthe right side withjstitching 19 ;to secure it to the right back section7. 0n the lefthand side stitchings 20 and 20a are provided. which aidinsecuring together the hemmed portion 17a,- belt, andback coat section 8.The back sections 7 and 8 may readily be stitched together where theyoverlap between the notch 8a; and the apex of the triangular spacewhichis covered only b a Q- ,o 4 1 i It will be seen that; the cut-awayportion or recess 9 extends completely thru theback ;portion of thegarment and opens out at an edge thereof.- It will also be noted thatthe flap l0 isthe only part of the garment that: spans said ut away portn. 7 y

lc eim A e, 1. A coat or'the like having a pair of back sections w i h asepa a ed by a space throu h ut their upper porticnsand which meet andare secured together below said space, oneof, said back sections hayinga notch in its inner -edge below said space, the material of saidnotchedsection being folded under below said notch to an extent substantially.equal to the depthv of said notch, thereby causing the-folded edge, ofthe folded Dart. substantially toraline with the mid-width of the backof the garment; and a flap toicover said space togetherwith the marginalportions of said back sections along each side of said space andtherebelow, said flap being in a detached relation to said back sectionsalong each of its side edges, the upper portion of said flap beingattached to the adjacent parts of said back sections, there being,adjacent to the aforesaid notch, attaching means which secures togetherthe adjacent edge portions of said back sections.

2; A coat or the like having a pair of back sections which areseparatedby a. spacethroughout their upper portions and-which meet andare secured together below said space, said space being shaped as atriangle having its apex directed downwardly, one of said back sectionshaving a notch 8m in its inner edge below said space, said back sectionsoverlapping each other throughout the distance between said notch andspace, the material of thenotched section being folded back belowsaidnotch to a sufficient extent to cause the folded edge of the folded partsubstantially to aline with the mid-widthof. the garment, a fabric layerto cover said space, and means to fasten .said backsections togetherbelowz said space. V 7 v 3. A coat or the like having a triangularly cutaway portion in its back extending therethru with the apex of thetriangular portion directed downwardly from its neck portion, andterminating in the medial line of the body,,a beltgadjacent the lowerend of said cut away portion, a flap having side portions which in. adisconnected mannerwidely overlies the right and left-marginal portionsof the coatat each side of its said out away portion, the lower 'end ofsaid flap bee ing attachedto said belt, one of said right andleftmarginal portions of the coathaving a notch in its inner edge. belowsaid out away portion, and-stitching uniting the edges of said notch tothe portion which it overlies and to said belt.

4, Acoat or the like having a triangularly cut away portion ;in' itsback extending thereth.ru with the apexof said triangular portiondirected downwardlyfrom its neck portion and terminat ing atsubstantially the medial line of the body,

a triangular flap having upper portionsfastened to the coat and havingside portions which-in a disconnected manner overlie the right and leftmarginal; portions; of; the coat at; each SidC'Of said cut awayportion,,the apex ofysaid triangular flap being-located at apointspaceddoWnwardly below the said apex of said out awayportion, the apexportion of said flap being secured to the coatlbelow the apex of; saidcut away portion. j, a

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